Meet the man behind the 25 year-long redesign of Penn Station. Architect Alexandros Washburn shares the incredible story of his creation and direction of Penn Station. We learned a ton about the behind-the-scenes of what goes into a city like New York. For more "I Know This Guy" subscribe to us on YouTube / @iknowthisguypodcast3015 .
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Timestamps
0:00 Intro/housekeeping
3:09 Welcome Alexandros Washburn
5:35 Alexandros love of cities
11:50 Getting the Penn Station Job
16:12 Gratitude for Architecture
19:05 Vision expresses value
26:20 Fat dolphin in the sea of sharks
34:48 Preparing for future natural disasters
On this episode, we have the architect behind the new Penn Station - Alexandros Washburn. We get into the obstacles of pulling off a 25 year long project like this and the politics behind city planning. We learned a ton about the behind the scenes of what goes into a city like New York, you don't want to miss this one!
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